Vena Energy to develop 1.8 GW Offshore wind projects in Taiwan

Vena Energy has announced that it will launch the 1.8 GW Wei-Na and Wei-Long offshore wind projects in order to participate in auctions under Taiwan's Phase 3 Offshore Wind Zonal Development.

The Wei-Na Offshore Wind Project will have a capacity of 1.2 GW and will be situated 20 km off the coast of Miaoli County, with a site area of around 126 sq km and a water depth of approximately 52 to 70 m. The 600 MW Wei-Long Offshore Wind Project will be installed 43 km outside of Changhua County, and will cover an area of around 76 sq km at a depth of between 40 and 100 m.

The two offshore wind projects are expected to use large wind turbines with a single capacity of 14 MW to 20 MW.